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India has disputed Pakistan's claims that its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets inside Pakistani airspace on Wednesday amid a potentially dangerous border crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers.The alleged incident comes a day after India said it launched airstrikes in Pakistan territory in the first such incursion by Indian Air Force planes since the India-Pakistan war of 1971.Pakistan denied that the airstrikes took place, saying only that Indian jets crossed its de factor border with India in the disputed Kashmir region and that they were pushed back.In a press conference Wednesday, the Indian foreign ministry said one of its Air Force pilots was missing after a plane was shot down in an aerial engagement with Pakistani military aircraft.That account differs from Pakistan's version of events, though CNN could not independently verify Pakistan or India's claims.Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, Pakistan's chief military spokesperson, said in a tweet Wednesday that one Indian aircraft fell inside Pakistan-administered Kashmir, while another fell within the Indian-administered region of Kashmir.Two Indian pilots have been arrested, Ghafoor later said, with one pilot said to be receiving treatment for injuries in a military hospital.India did not say where its plane went down but a statement from Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, said an Indian Air Force plane (a MiG 21 Bison) shot down a Pakistani jet, which fell on the Pakistan side of the border.Kumar said one of its pilots is missing and acknowledged that "Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody.""We are ascertaining the facts," he said.The escalating tensions come at a politically crucial time for India, which is scheduled to hold national elections by the end of May.Pakistan closed its airspace on Wednesday, according to the country's Civil Aviation Authority.Flights to several Indian airports were also suspended, according to multiple Indian airlines on Twitter.In separate tweets, Jet Airways, Vistara, Indigo and GoAir airlines announced the suspension of flights to airports at Amritsar, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Jammu & Leh.Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said that Islamabad had carried out aerial strikes on "nonmilitary targets" across the line of control (LoC) from within Pakistani airspace, while accusing India of "carrying out acts of terror in Pakistan."Pakistan said its strike was "not a retaliation" to the Indian operation and stressed that Pakistan struck "nonmilitary target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage."According to the foreign ministry statement, the purpose of the strike was to demonstrate the country's self defense capabilities. "We have no intention of escalation, but are fully prepared to do so if forced into that paradigm. That is why we undertook the action with clear warning and in broad daylight," the statement said.Ghafoor said Pakistan's Air Force hit supply depots belonging to the Indian army during operations that targeted six Indian locations.Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had previously promised retaliation "at the time and place of Pakistan's choosing" and directed the country's armed forces to remain prepared for all eventualities in response to the Indian strikes.'Not a military operation'Kashmir, a largely mountainous region located between India and Pakistan, has been bitterly contested by both countries following partition in 1947, leading to three wars and numerous other skirmishes.Skirmishes along the LoC have escalated since the alleged Indian airstrikes. On Tuesday, Pakistan troops opened fire at 15 places across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring five Indian soldiers, army spokesperson Devender Anand told CNN.Earlier on Wednesday, Indian Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the country does not want "further escalation" with Pakistan.Speaking at a foreign ministers meeting between Russia, India, and China in Wuzhen, China, on Wednesday, Swaraj said Tuesday's strike was "not a military operation" but "a preemptive strike against the terrorist infrastructure of Jaish-e-Mohammed."India blames the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for a suicide car bomb attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers on February 14.India had previously said that Pakistan had a "direct hand" in the attack -- the deadliest on security forces since the beginning of the insurgency in the late 1980s. Pakistan has vehemently denied having a role in the incident.Swaraj said that Tuesday's pre-dawn operation was launched because of the "continuing refusal of Pakistan to acknowledge and act against terror groups on its territory."The military action was based on "credible information" that militants were planning other attacks in various parts of the country, Swaraj said.Two narrativesThe discrepancy between Delhi's account and what Pakistan is saying isn't novel.Back in 2016, following an attack on an Indian military installation in Kashmir that India blamed on Pakistan-based gunmen, Delhi carried out what it called "surgical strikes" -- sending troops across the de facto border to hit terrorist targets.Pakistan, however, denied that any such incursion had taken place, saying instead that there had only been an exchange of fire between the two sides.In its Foreign Ministry statement Wednesday, Pakistan said that "India has been trying to establish what they call 'a new normal' a thinly veiled term for doing acts of aggression at whatever pretext they wish on a given day. If India is striking at so called terrorist backers without a shred of evidence, we also retain reciprocal rights to retaliate against elements that enjoy Indian patronage while carrying out acts of terror in Pakistan."US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with his counterparts in India and Pakistan and urged both sides to "exercise restraint, and avoid escalation at any cost.""I also encouraged both ministers to prioritize direct communication and avoid further military activity," he said Wednesday, in the first statement by the US government over the incident.Harsh V Pant, a professor in international relations at King's College London, told CNN that for the past few decades the Indian government had chosen not to retaliate after terror attacks in Kashmir.But India is now at a point where it is choosing to escalate the situation, adding that India's military action follows public anger over the attack.China, which shares a border with both countries, called on Pakistan and India to "exercise restraint" after news of the airstrikes broke."Both India and Pakistan are important countries in South Asia," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said during a daily press briefing Tuesday. "We hope that both sides can exercise restraint, and take actions that can contribute to the region's stability and improve their mutual relationship, but not the opposite." 6952

It is that time of year when young female entrepreneurs converge on doorsteps and storefronts across the United States to sell sweet baked goods. Wednesday marks the start of Girl Scout cookie season, and in addition to the classics, Girl Scouts will also be selling a new cookie flavor. The new cookie is caramel chocolate chip. According to Girl Scouts of America, it consists of caramel, semisweet chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt in a chewy, gluten-free cookie. It is the first new cookie unveiled by the Girl Scouts since 2015. The number of cookie offerings from the Girl Scouts is now up to 12. Cookie prices vary nationally as proceeds stay with local scout groups."Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, cookie customers help fund life-changing Girl Scout experiences while building the next generation of female entrepreneurs," said GSUSA CEO Sylvia Acevedo. "And because all Girl Scout Cookie proceeds stay local to power year-round troop projects and activities, when you buy Girl Scout Cookies you are making an investment in girls and in your local community. Although there is not a direct online ordering option, individual scouts and their groups can offer their supply through the Girl Scouts¡¯ digital cookie program. For more info, click 1275

It is not news that Bugatti makes very expensive automobiles. A Bugatti Chiron, the brand's basic model, costs about million. Bugatti's latest creation, though, sets a new bar in price and exclusivity. Bugatti's La Voiture Noire cost €16.7 million, or almost million, including taxes. Before taxes, the car cost .5 million.According to Bugatti, La Voiture Noire is the most expensive new car ever sold and only one will be made. Bugatti did not reveal the identity of the buyer. It is someone with an enormous attachment to the Bugatti brand, the automaker said. It's also clearly someone with immense financial resources.Bugatti's new La Voiture Noire is designed to recall the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic of the 1930s. Only four of those cars were made and, today, they're among the most valuable cars in the world. They can be worth more than million, according to Hagerty Insurance, a company that tracks collector car values. One of those cars became known as "La Voiture Noire" which means simply, the black car. Only three are known to survive. The fourth seems to have disappeared shortly before the German invasion of France during World War II. Its whereabouts remain unknown.The Type 57 SC Atlantic was designed by Jean Bugatti, son of Bugatti founder Ettore Bugatti, at a time when the bodies for most high-end cars were created by separate body makers rather than by the automobile companies themselves. 1443

LAS VEGAS, Nev. ¨C Shoes have taken over 14-year-old Kyler Nipper¡¯s life. His family¡¯s apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with shoe boxes; so many that his mother, Sherise Nipper, says they sometimes crash down on them while they¡¯re sleeping. Their Las Vegas apartment is just for the overflow. The family has a storage unit stacked to the brim with shoes as well. It¡¯s all part of an organization Kyler started at just 11 years old, Kyler¡¯s Kicks. His goal is to give everyone access to shoes. Why would an 11-year-old feel the need to start a nonprofit? ¡°I¡¯m stopping what happened to me from happening to anybody else,¡± said Kyler. ¡°If I would have walked in there and got a brand-new pair of Jordans, the bullying would have stopped and everything would have been fine.¡± As a child in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Kyler was bullied because of his shoes. His bullying ultimately escalated to an extreme level. Kyler remembers it vividly, ¡°I was eventually stabbed in the chest because of my shoes.¡± The stabbing punctured his lung and almost cost Kyler his life. ¡°All I knew was that I couldn¡¯t breathe,¡± said the now 14-year-old. His mother Sherise gazed off into the distance as she recollected the events of that day. ¡°When we got to the school, Kyler was already blue. He could no longer even speak. I thought I would never be able to hear my child¡¯s voice again or hug him or talk about his day or anything. All in a matter of seconds. We didn't think Kyler was going to make it.¡± Sherise says her son¡¯s life was saved because of a staff of twelve emergency surgeons.Three years later, Kyler¡¯s family is still struggling from the pain of October 7, 2016. Looking for new opportunities for Kyler and his nonprofit, the family moved from Colorado Springs to Las Vegas. ¡°Ever since that day, every time the phone rings I must say we all get a little tense still three years later, especially if Kyler¡¯s not with us,¡± said Sherise. ¡°He¡¯s never going to be the same. We lost a part of Kyler the day that day he was stabbed.¡± While handing out shoes at one of his nonprofit¡¯s many events, Kyler is calm, collected and confident. You would never know that underneath his cool exterior, Kyler has a demon of his own ¨C post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. His family has a front row seat to how the trauma has affected his life. ¡°PTSD is horrific. He can¡¯t go into public places,¡± said his mom. ¡°He can¡¯t do things a lot of regular 14-year-olds do.¡± Kyler has to find alternatives to make life more bearable. He is now home schooled, which he says allows him to work harder on Kyler¡¯s Kicks. ¡°Make sure that nobody has that thought in their head, ¡®My shoes aren¡¯t cool enough. I¡¯m going to go and hurt somebody else because of theirs.¡¯ Or, ¡®Their shoes aren¡¯t cool. I¡¯m going to go hurt them because of that¡¯,¡± said Kyler. He doesn't want any other child or teen feeling unsafe at school because of their shoes. In the three years since starting Kyler¡¯s Kicks, the nonprofit has given out more than 29,000 pairs of shoes. Kyler has paired up with big names, such as Zappos and Lady Gaga¡¯s Born This Way Foundation, to help raise awareness and expand his impact. Those touched by Kyler¡¯s story send him shoes from all over the world, including a school in California that continually donates on his behalf. Schools and other organizations around the Las Vegas area house Kyler¡¯s Kicks Shoe Closets, where anyone can pick out their own shoes if they are in need.But it¡¯s not just about the shoes for Kyler. He believes his nonprofit has saved him in a way nothing else has; it¡¯s helped him heal from the traumatic events that started the nonprofit in the first place. ¡°We take Kyler to every kind of PTSD therapy you can even imagine,¡± said Sherise. ¡°Nothing works as well for him as giving out shoes. Kyler¡¯s Kicks gives him strength. It gives him courage. When Kyler doesn¡¯t have shoes surrounded by him, he¡¯s a weak little kitten. But you put Kyler out there with a thousand pairs of shoes he¡¯s giving away and all of a sudden he¡¯s got all of this¡­ He¡¯s like Popeye, it¡¯s his spinach.¡±Kyler and his family are in awe of the impact Kyler¡¯s Kicks has had on the community in the short time it¡¯s been around. ¡°Kyler is definitely making the world a better place. Kyler is literally spreading a tidal wave of kindness everywhere he goes,¡± Sherise said proudly. More than that, his parents are proud of his humble beginnings. ¡°Me and Kyler¡¯s dad talk a lot about Kyler¡¯s resilience. The fact that he can go through the stabbing but more important than that, we¡¯ve been living on the streets and in a homeless shelter and in and out of weekly hotels. We lost everything when Kyler was stabbed, and no matter where Kyler is, he wakes up in the morning whether he¡¯s got a bed to sleep in or not and says, ¡®Alright man, let¡¯s go and give out some shoes.¡¯¡±It doesn¡¯t stop at shoes for Kyler. Even though he¡¯s found a way to deal with his PTSD and heal from the psychological and emotional wounds he received three years ago, he recognizes not everyone is as lucky. He¡¯s currently hard at work creating a safe space for children and teens to access free mental health care. ¡°Our idea at the lounge,¡± said Kyler, ¡°is to have people¡¯s brains going and think, ¡®How can I make my life better? How can I make this better?¡¯¡± Kyler¡¯s Kicks Lounge is scheduled to be up and running in Las Vegas by December 1 of this year, and he hopes to open more in other cities in the future. ¡°If you¡¯re ever going through any pain or you¡¯re hurting or anything,¡± said Kyler, ¡°just choose kindness and do something that will help out the community.¡±If you would like to help Kyler¡¯s mission, you can visit Kyler's Kicks Facebook page for more information. 5745

It was a totally normal Tuesday in Chicago's Humboldt Park until someone spotted an alligator lurking in the park's lagoon.What started as a few eyebrow-raising photos turned into an intensive search as the Chicago Police Department and the city's animal control raced to find the animal. Sure enough, gator business was afoot.The police "independently confirmed the alligator is in the lagoon," 408

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